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This doctor calls LGBTQ+ rights ‘satanic’. He could now undo healthcare for millions

Exclusive: A rightwing activist behind a current supreme court challenge has spent decades railing against ‘homosexual behavior’

The Guardian - US

Texas lawmakers push to regulate AI in government and the tech industry

As the state seeks to put guardrails around the fast-growing technology, some critics say the bill doesn’t go far enough to protect citizens while industry worries about stifling innovation.

The Texas Tribune

Texas is about to ban THC products. Here’s what to know.

The ban aims to remove products — made legal through a 2019 loophole — that provide a similar high to marijuana and are easily accessible to the general public.

The Texas Tribune

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GOP budget rewards MAGA border stunts

Red states could reap billions in federal aid for their efforts to "enforce the immigration laws" under Joe Biden

Salon

$8.5 billion school funding package passes Texas Senate

The legislation includes new pots of money for teacher raises and other school costs like insurance and transportation. It now heads to the House, where leaders say it will pass.

The Texas Tribune

Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’

Starbase in Texas, where the world’s richest man has a rocket-launching facility, was incorporated this week. Mars obsessives are flocking there – but some long-term locals are far from happy

The Guardian - UK

Senators soften student discipline bill, giving Texas schools more flexibility

The Texas Senate had previously proposed more severe consequences in the bill.

The Texas Tribune

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Retailers say Texas’ “devastating” THC ban will force them to close shop

Some hemp retailers are looking at other states, while others say they are ready to take Texas to court over a THC ban.

The Texas Tribune

It’s “Texas Time”: Legislature OKs permanent daylight saving time, but Congress must also act

Federal action would be needed to make the change legal. Lawmakers at both the state and federal levels have debated the question for decades.

The Texas Tribune

Ice arrests at immigration courts across the US stirring panic: ‘It’s terrifying’

Advocates say families with children among those detained in LA, Phoenix, New York, Seattle, Chicago and Texas

The Guardian - US

Texas Woman Spent Months in Prison for Having a Miscarriage in Restaurant Bathroom Before Her Charges Were Dismissed

A 33-year-old Texas woman was released from prison after she was charged with abusing a corpse following a miscarriage in a Whataburger bathroom stall.

Latin Times

Texas Poised to Receive Billions in Border Security Reimbursement Under GOP Bill

Texas could soon receive billions in federal reimbursements for border security expenses under a Republican-led bill that passed the U.S. House on Thursday.

Latin Times

Over 10 Migrants Found in Hollow Hay Bales In Texas: 'Major Human Smuggling Discovery'

A dozen migrants were found inside hollow hay bales during a traffic stop in Georgia

Latin Times

Gulf Cartel Operative Caught With Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars While Speeding In Texas

Texas law enforcement agents caught a Gulf Cartel operative with more than $360,000 after stopping him for speeding

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Undocumented Immigrants Accused of Crimes Face Same Bail Restrictions as Repeat Offenders Under Texas Bill Proposal

"Too many people have been murdered because of the broken bail system that we've had," said Governor Abbott of the legislation

The Texas Tribune

Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer?

Texas lawmakers are poised to make it easier to suspend disruptive students. But some teachers and school psychologists say discipline alone won’t meet the mental health needs at the root of their behavior.

The Texas Tribune

More Texas children are getting vaccinated early against measles

Fear of babies contracting the contagious and potentially deadly virus has spurred the surge in vaccinations amid Texas’ historic measles outbreak.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature on verge of completely banning THC products after key House vote

The House approved the ban after previously considering proposals to preserve the industry by tightening regulations.

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Bill to teach Texas kids the dangers of communism — but not fascism — clears the Legislature

The bill won bipartisan support despite efforts from multiple Democrats that would have also required students to learn about fascism and Nazism.

The Texas Tribune

$12 billion added to congressional spending bill to reimburse states like Texas for border spending

The U.S. House approved the budget reconciliation bill, which also includes preservation of 2017 tax cuts and changes to Medicaid and SNAP.

The Texas Tribune

Water bills face deadline threat as Texas lawmakers negotiate spending priorities

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol.

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Another State Just Passed a Law to Protect Japanese Mini Trucks

A bill designed to protect 25-year-old and older imported Japanese mini trucks in Texas passed today, the culmination of a years-long effort to change the law. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles had a policy banning the registration of these vehicles. However, it wasn’t evenly enforced across the state, even…

Texas Observer

Texas Set to Create State Bitcoin Reserve

The latest version of the bill includes a previously nixed provision to allow Texans to donate crypto to the fund.

The Independent UK

Measles fears in Texas cause flood of parents to seek vaccine causing vaccination rates to skyrocket

There are now more than 720 cases in Texas, the majority of whom were unvaccinated

The Texas Tribune

Texas House, Senate lawmakers reach $8.5 billion school funding deal

The deal appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public schools, with money earmarked for teacher pay and overhead costs.

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